"Table 1-34:  U.S. Air Carrier Aircraft Departures, Enplaned Revenue Passengers, and Enplaned Revenue Tons",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999, (R) 2000 , (R) 2001 , (R) 2002 , (R) 2003 , (R) 2004 ,2005,2006, (P) 2007 
AIRCRAFT DEPARTURES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Total performed a,"4,555,516","5,156,848","5,505,659","6,641,681","6,545,000","6,606,609","7,193,841","7,513,232","8,030,530","8,204,674","8,095,888","8,248,269","8,605,486","8,929,559","8,548,932","8,052,756","8,585,736","9,444,234","9,859,941","9,512,017","9,628,397"
Total scheduled,"4,530,535","5,204,564","5,591,596","6,758,571","7,024,412","6,703,670","7,058,097","7,359,093","7,920,467","8,064,653","7,907,554","8,094,020","8,432,940","8,688,776","8,340,180","7,981,190","8,479,414","9,193,220","9,722,715","9,429,017","9,740,221"
Large hubs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Performed,"2,437,958","2,887,239","3,439,446","4,167,868","4,114,950","4,078,211","4,480,575","4,756,589","5,162,534","5,257,541","5,266,560","5,416,158","5,645,179","5,851,801","5,177,758","4,918,940","5,336,246","5,591,234","5,842,793","5,660,186","5,688,872"
Scheduled,"2,409,874","2,905,923","3,487,660","4,237,466","4,312,032","4,144,325","4,443,937","4,713,178","5,147,875","5,243,646","5,219,161","5,405,728","5,570,419","5,720,435","5,092,030","4,867,648","5,326,856","5,486,529","5,806,009","5,654,357","5,818,488"
Medium hubs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Performed,"902,652","1,048,726","1,185,008","1,394,833","1,256,306","1,301,977","1,310,322","1,471,377","1,439,639","1,425,280","1,430,537","1,429,730","1,499,243","1,574,986","1,893,805","1,791,778","1,703,127","2,046,105","2,184,522","2,076,849","2,138,079"
Scheduled,"899,543","1,058,438","1,201,540","1,417,762","1,352,515","1,312,257","1,268,316","1,398,144","1,387,833","1,356,162","1,352,944","1,345,197","1,404,482","1,507,991","1,812,161","1,784,913","1,671,068","2,007,421","2,153,826","2,062,423","2,148,553"
Small hubs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Performed,"640,589","598,559","514,176","669,450","689,518","771,529","841,685","710,569","738,231","754,914","695,841","714,920","746,625","779,518","864,722","788,758","884,306","1,088,691","1,091,838","1,095,346","1,112,365"
Scheduled,"644,133","608,738","524,048","679,103","858,429","783,305","794,279","685,421","711,947","722,170","660,685","674,812","770,092","759,208","856,112","809,246","855,679","1,025,145","1,064,124","1,078,363","1,125,286"
Nonhubs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Performed,"574,317","622,324","367,029","409,530","484,226","454,892","561,259","574,697","690,126","766,939","702,950","687,461","714,439","723,254","612,647","553,280","662,057","718,204","740,788","679,636","689,081"
Scheduled,"576,985","631,465","378,348","424,240","501,436","463,783","551,565","562,350","672,812","742,675","674,764","668,283","687,947","701,142","579,877","519,383","625,811","674,125","698,756","633,874","647,894"
ENPLANED REVENUE PASSENGERS b,"196,782,144","281,408,852","363,341,497","438,544,001","428,319,248","447,625,988","468,313,029","508,458,194","526,055,483","558,183,741","568,615,687","588,335,318","610,628,716","639,753,899","595,364,778","575,058,533","593,132,200","652,413,250","690,135,672","690,765,508","712,627,335"
Large hubs,"133,975,900","197,679,376","264,507,144","317,595,099","313,375,097","319,582,090","340,048,661","372,731,005","392,601,890","417,339,694","426,246,423","442,402,443","458,665,099","479,570,342","413,634,333","401,696,877","424,621,015","447,500,697","473,367,070","475,207,801","488,298,537"
Medium hubs,"36,539,613","51,664,627","65,770,376","80,466,373","72,985,169","80,800,955","79,032,913","88,601,244","85,929,285","89,018,764","90,779,705","91,755,793","96,394,866","102,082,360","124,587,728","119,733,580","109,492,740","135,364,314","143,749,228","142,139,330","147,067,665"
Small hubs,"19,406,607","23,393,324","24,240,726","30,771,383","31,224,974","36,879,632","37,334,956","34,443,996","33,561,098","37,122,974","36,298,979","37,675,305","38,644,557","40,121,294","42,833,911","40,053,861","43,545,830","51,812,381","53,291,924","55,008,304","57,500,743"
Nonhubs,"6,860,024","8,671,525","8,823,251","9,711,146","10,734,008","10,363,311","11,896,499","12,681,949","13,963,210","14,702,309","15,290,580","16,501,777","16,924,194","17,979,903","14,308,806","13,574,215","15,472,615","17,735,858","19,727,450","18,410,073","19,760,390"
ENPLANED REVENUE TONS c,"3,661,061","5,088,313","4,024,470","6,298,824","6,417,504","6,736,309","8,203,090","8,718,082","9,365,017","10,333,298","13,520,228","14,083,769","14,911,847","15,105,527","17,514,685","13,525,489","13,911,441","14,616,794","14,445,548","14,262,852","14,099,708"
"Freight, total","2,764,763","3,562,187","2,601,027","4,732,726","4,854,513","5,053,678","6,383,887","6,802,375","7,204,479","8,047,795","11,163,448","11,784,514","12,067,717","12,770,655","15,805,842","12,674,172","13,069,642","13,870,934","13,795,084","13,673,646","13,586,049"
Large hubs,"2,265,665","3,008,311","2,047,988","3,001,217","2,960,604","3,067,778","3,678,851","4,025,517","4,402,327","4,653,189","5,691,363","6,208,629","5,993,061","6,728,534","6,338,289","4,999,651","5,524,253","5,424,975","5,184,194","5,019,609","4,969,475"
Medium hubs,"358,044","414,325","469,057","1,446,744","1,507,017","1,633,136","1,857,865","2,022,282","1,950,318","2,169,411","3,855,449","3,897,242","4,382,712","4,445,684","6,871,585","5,750,187","5,264,084","5,042,642","6,239,905","5,239,725","5,235,404"
Small hubs,"99,133","73,795","48,127","191,358","222,247","267,619","516,199","432,680","541,062","755,232","963,093","1,019,615","1,053,050","936,896","1,405,627","1,056,987","1,015,860","2,052,242","981,639","2,010,442","2,037,655"
Nonhubs,"41,922","65,756","35,855","93,407","164,645","85,145","330,973","321,896","310,772","469,962","653,542","659,028","638,894","659,541","1,190,341","867,347","1,265,445","1,351,075","1,389,346","1,403,870","1,343,515"
"Mail, total","896,298","1,526,125","1,423,443","1,566,098","1,562,991","1,682,632","1,819,203","1,915,706","2,160,538","2,285,503","2,356,781","2,299,255","2,844,130","2,334,872","1,708,843","851,317","841,799","745,860","650,464","589,206","513,659"
Large hubs,"677,179","1,091,059","1,082,567","1,146,589","1,095,019","1,201,545","1,320,176","1,406,910","1,546,568","1,630,445","1,699,154","1,662,643","2,183,127","1,674,892","1,127,090","642,709","663,406","572,837","492,408","429,955","369,073"
Medium hubs,"151,498","255,929","268,179","292,899","321,041","321,051","324,441","344,200","442,814","466,583","473,577","482,710","502,096","508,356","407,330","162,549","141,315","143,888","136,635","124,151","93,925"
Small hubs,"48,486","148,116","59,917","108,656","126,070","144,918","152,692","136,111","136,008","157,137","138,818","127,748","126,793","109,283","103,227","34,293","27,464","25,202","16,901","18,512","25,732"
Nonhubs,"19,134","31,021","12,781","17,954","20,861","15,117","21,894","28,485","35,149","31,338","45,232","26,154","32,114","42,341","71,196","11,766","9,614","3,933","4,520","16,588","24,929"
KEY: P = preliminary; R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a Total performed includes scheduled departures performed minus those scheduled departures that did not occur plus unscheduled service.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"b The number of persons receiving air transportation from an air carrier for which remuneration is received by the carrier, excluding persons receiving reduced rate charges, such as air carrier employees, infants, and others (except ministers of religion, elderly individuals, and handicapped individuals).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
c The number of short tons tranported on a flight by an air carrier.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Data are for all scheduled and nonscheduled service by large certificated U.S. air carriers at all airports served within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. areas designated by the Federal Aviation Administration.  Not all scheduled service is actually performed.  Moreover, for several years, total performed departures exceed total scheduled departures because nonscheduled departures are included in the totals.  Prior to 1993, all scheduled and some nonscheduled enplanements for certificated air carriers were included; no enplanements were included for air carriers offering charter service only.  Prior to 1990, freight includes both freight and express shipments, and mail includes priority and nonpriority U.S. mail and foreign mail; beginning in 1990, only aggregate numbers are reported.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Large certificated air carriers operate aircraft with seating capacity of more than 60 seats or a maximum payload capacity of more than 18,000 pounds and hold Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation authorizing the performance of air transportation.  Data for commuter, intrastate, air taxi, small-certificated, and foreign-flag air carriers are not included.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Prior to 2000, air traffic hubs are designated as geographical areas based on the percentage of total passengers enplaned in the area.  Under this designation, a hub may have more than one airport in it. (This definition of hub should not be confused with the definition used by the airlines in describing their ""hub-and-spoke"" route structures) Individual communities fall into four hub classifications as determined by each community's percentage of total enplaned revenue passengers in all services and all operations of U.S. certificated route carriers within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. areas.  For 2000 and later, hub designation is based on passenger boardings at individual airports as designated by the FAA. Classifications are based on the percentage of total enplaned revenue passengers for each year according to the following: one percent or more = large, 0.25 to 0.9999 percent = medium, 0.05 to 0.249 percent = small, less than 0.05 = nonhub.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"The 2007 data uses 2006 hub size classifications, as the 2007 FAA hub classifications were not available at the time of publication.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975-99: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Airport Activity Statistics of Certified Route Air Carriers (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables 2, 3, 4, and 5.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2000-07: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Airport Activity Statistics Database (Form 41 Schedule T-3), special tabulation.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,